UTC Swindon

UTC Swindon
Established 1 September 2014 (2014-09-01)
Type University Technical College
Executive Principal Joanne Harper
Location Bristol Street
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 5ET
England
51°33′41″N 1°47′38″W / 51.5613°N 1.7940°W / 51.5613; -1.7940Coordinates: 51°33′41″N 1°47′38″W / 51.5613°N 1.7940°W / 51.5613; -1.7940
DfE URN 140972 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 153
Gender Coeducational
Ages 14–19
Website www.utcswindon.co.uk

UTC Swindon is a University Technical College (UTC) in Swindon, England that opened in September 2014[1] for students of ages 14-19. The college specialises in engineering and is sponsored by Oxford Brookes University and Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells.[2]

The 1870 water tower is a Swindon landmark

The campus is on the northwestern edge of Swindon Railway Village, built in the 1840s for workers at the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works. The college is partly newly built and partly in a single-storey building of c. 1845 which was formerly part of the GWR School. Also on the site is a preserved cast iron water tower of 1870, which served the Works.[3][4][5]

The college has capacity for 600 pupils.[6] An Ofsted inspection in January 2017 rated the UTC as "inadequate" in almost every area.[7] At that time the college was being led by the deputy principal, and had an enrollment of 153. Joanne Harper, Principal of UTC Reading, was subsequently appointed Executive Principal of UTC Swindon.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Benke, Mike (2 September 2014). "Staff pave way for a new-look college". This Is Wiltshire. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. ↑ UTC Swindon Prospectus, http://utcswindon.co.uk/prospectus/UTC_Swindon_Web.pdf
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Formerly GWR School (1283807)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Water Tower (1198186)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Swindon UTC On Its Way". swindonweb.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "UTC Swindon". Department for Education. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Inspection report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Yilmaz, Tanya (6 July 2017). "Still a long way to go after poor Ofsted, says UTC chief". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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